My little island

Science (2005)

Grade 5

• Goal 2: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of landforms.
  • Objective 2.01: Identify and analyze forces that cause change in landforms over time including:
    • Water and Ice.
    • Wind.
    • Gravity.
  • Objective 2.06: Identify and use models, maps, and aerial photographs as ways of representing landforms.

Grade 6

• Goal 3: The learner will build an understanding of the geological cycles, forces, processes, and agents which shape the lithosphere.
  • Objective 3.01: Evaluate the forces that shape the lithosphere including:
    • Crustal plate movement.
    • Folding and faulting.
    • Deposition.
    • Volcanic Activity.
    • Earthquakes.
  • Objective 3.02: Examine earthquake and volcano patterns.

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 5

• Goal 1: The learner will apply key geographic concepts to the United States and other countries of North America.
  • Objective 1.01: Describe the absolute and relative location of major landforms, bodies of water,and natural resources in the United States and other countries of North America.
  • Objective 1.02: Analyze how absolute and relative location influence ways of living in the United States and other countries of North America.

Grade 6

• Goal 1: The learner will use the five themes of geography and geographic tools to answer geographic questions and analyze geographic concepts.
  • Objective 1.02: Generate, interpret, and manipulate information from tools such as maps, globes,charts, graphs, databases, and models to pose and answer questions about space and place, environment and society, and spatial dynamics and connections.
  • Objective 1.02: Generate, interpret, and manipulate information from tools such as maps, globes,charts, graphs, databases, and models to pose and answer questions about space and place, environment and society, and spatial dynamics and connections.
• Goal 2: The learner will assess the relationship between physical environment and cultural characteristics of selected societies and regions of South America and Europe.
  • Objective 2.01: Identify key physical characteristics such as land forms, water forms, and climate,and evaluate their influence on the development of cultures in selected South American and European regions.
  • Objective 2.01: Identify key physical characteristics such as land forms, water forms, and climate,and evaluate their influence on the development of cultures in selected South American and European regions.
• Goal 3: The learner will analyze the impact of interactions between humans and their physical environments in South America and Europe.
  • Objective 3.04: Describe how physical processes such as erosion, earthquakes, and volcanoes have resulted in physical patterns on the earth's surface and analyze their effects on human activities.
  • Objective 3.04: Describe how physical processes such as erosion, earthquakes, and volcanoes have resulted in physical patterns on the earth's surface and analyze their effects on human activities.

Theatre Arts Education (2001)

Grade 5

• Goal 1: The learner will write based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history.
  • Objective 1.01: Participate in partner and small group playwriting.
• Goal 2: The learner will act by interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.
  • Objective 2.01: Identify characters and cast roles from a variety of scripts.
  • Objective 2.02: Use vocal expression to demonstrate the thoughts and feelings of real and non-real characters.
  • Objective 2.04: Create characters and events to use in the dramatic process.
  • Objective 2.06: Utilize gestures, blocking and movement to display ideas and emotions.
  • Objective 2.07: Assume the role of a variety of real and non-real characters.
• Goal 4: The learner will direct through planning and presenting informal or formal productions.
  • Objective 4.04: Apply sound and movement to display character, mood and actions.
  • Objective 4.08: Understand characters' thought processes during dramatic scenes.
  • Objective 4.09: Recognize ways to display characters' thought processes.
  • Objective 4.10: Use rehearsal time effectively to brainstorm, experiment, plan and rehearse.
• Goal 5: The learner will research by finding information to support informal or formal productions.
  • Objective 5.07: Reference various forms of literature other than scripts to support dramatic presentations.

Grade 6

• Goal 1: The learner will write based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history.
  • Objective 1.02: Create monologues, dialogues and short plays in response to interdisciplinary prompts, ideas, pictures and other stimuli.
• Goal 2: The learner will act by interacting in improvisations and assuming roles.
  • Objective 2.01: Practice role-playing and characterization skills.
  • Objective 2.03: Research and observe to create characters in formal and/or informal presentations.
  • Objective 2.05: Utilize physical movement and vocalization to create characters.

Grade 7

• Goal 1: : The learner will write based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history.
  • Objective 1.02: Write dramatic material inspired by interdisciplinary prompts, ideas, pictures and other stimuli.

Grade 8

• Goal 1: The learner will write based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history.
  • Objective 1.02: Create written dramatic material based on original or established interdisciplinary prompts, personal experiences and historical events.